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We Don't Talk About Stars, We Talk To ThemTue, 03 Mar 2015 18:43:32 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Real or Fake? Da Internz Weigh In On The Nicki Minaj Butt Debatehttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/real-or-fake-da-internz-weigh-in-on-the-nicki-minaj-booty-debate/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/real-or-fake-da-internz-weigh-in-on-the-nicki-minaj-booty-debate/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 18:23:56 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49686Nicki Minaj may rap “don’t worry bout if my butt fake”, but whether she likes it or not, it’s still a subject that comes up quite often. Case in point, our convo with Da Internz at the Grammys. The super-producers responsible for Nicki’s hit “Anaconda” gave their take of Minaj’s infamous derriere.

“I don’t care what anybody says, ‘Ain’t nothing like the real thing, Nicki’,” Marcos Palacios, 1/2 of the duo, admitted to HipHollywood. Marcos also claimed, “when I saw it … I made it real with my eyes.”

While Palacios has given life to Minaj’s backside, his producing partner Ernest Clark was a little more critical of the cakes. “I am a jelly connoisseur … I gotta have that jelly,” Clark revealed when asked if he prefers real or fake booties.

It seems like Michael Jordan ain’t got no worries (#LilWayneVoice), because the basketball hall of famer has now been cemented as a billionaire on the Forbes list.

Although it was estimated that the former NBA baller crossed over to the billionaires club last June, it’s now official as he was one of the 290 newcomers to be added to the exclusive list.

Jordan hasn’t hit the hardwood professionally in well over a decade, but that doesn’t matter because according to Forbes, his wealth comes from various other avenues.

“Most of his cash comes from Nike payouts on his iconic brand. The Jordan brand grossed an estimated $2.25 billion in 2013, earning his Airness some $90 million. But his most valuable asset is his stake in the Charlotte Hornets, worth more than $500 million.”

The list also includes the Snapchat creators, Nutella heir and Uber founders. Must be nice.

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/michael-jordan-makes-forbes-billionaire-list/feed/0RHOA Star Demetria McKinney Drops New Music Video Featuring Cast Mateshttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/rhoa-star-demetria-mckinney-drops-new-music-video-featuring-cast-mates/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/rhoa-star-demetria-mckinney-drops-new-music-video-featuring-cast-mates/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 17:00:37 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49662Demetria McKinney’s storyline on Real Housewives of Atlanta may be lackluster, but she’s determined to make sure her music career isn’t. The reality star just dropped the video for her new single “Trade It All” and it’s sexy, sultry and very revealing.

The video, which features McKinney’s RHOA cast mates Claudia Jordan and Cynthia Bailey, is a bit of life imitating art. It mimics the real life drama between the 35 year old singer and her longtime boyfriend, Roger Bobb.

According to Demetria, “The song is about what we would give up for love. I wanted the video to reflect what is going on in my relationship and my real life which now blurs the line between entertainment and reality. I had to feature my cast mates Cynthia and Claudia because we are genuinely friends on and off the screen.”

Kanye West delivered an epic speech on Monday while addressing the Oxford Guild Society at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

During the rapper’s lecture, he managed to compare himself to Picasso. Yes, Picasso. But the rapper also went on a tangent about the one thing that is often questioned: his ego. “One of my biggest Achilles’ heels has been my ego,” he said, according to The Tab. “And if I, Kanye West,the very person, can remove my ego, I think there’s hope for everyone.”

“People say I have a bad reputation. I think I’ve got the best reputation in the building,” the rapper explained. “They want you to have a reputation of tucking your black nail polish into your pockets and sitting in the corner of the class, and not fighting for your ideas out of fear of being ridiculed. That’s one of my favorite ones … to be called crazy.”

He continued, “I understand that I’m a servant. And with my voice, with my ability to build relationships with amazing people, speak to amazing people,” he said. “Call Elon Musk out of the blue, or call Obama out of the blue … he calls the home phone, by the way.”

Following the lecture, Kanye relaxed and joined and his mother-in-law Kris Jenner at The Arts Club in Mayfair, London. Click to see photos:

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http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/photos-kris-jenner-kanye-west-step-out-in-london/feed/0Suge Knight Hospitalized, Tells Judge He Can’t Seehttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/suge-knight-hospitalized-tells-judge-he-cant-see/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/suge-knight-hospitalized-tells-judge-he-cant-see/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 15:50:42 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49649Suge Knight landed in the hospital again on Monday night after complaining that he is suffering from blindness.

Knight, who is facing murder and attempted-murder charges in January’s hit-and-run case, appeared before a Los Angeles judge on Monday and claimed that he has not had sufficient care while in custody. “Since I have been here, I’ve lost about 30 pounds,” Knight said, after stating that he fired his attorney, David Kenner.

According to the LA Times, during the hearing, Knight asked for a trash can and leaned over it as if getting sick.

The Death Row Records co-founder was taken to the infirmary where he was treated. There is no word on his current condition. As for the producer’s upcoming court appearances, the judge ruled that they will now take place in Downtown Los Angeles.

This is the third time the rap mogul has been taken to the hospital following court hearings in the hit-and-run case. Last month, he was taken twice, once for chest pains another for stomach problems.

Chris Brown and Trey Songz’ Between The Sheets show was especially exciting last night because there were several guest appearances, including B.o.B, T.I and legendary artists, Keith Sweat and R. Kelly.

During the show, Brown and Songz started to pay homage to R. Kelly by first singing their track,“Songs on 12 Play.” And all of a sudden, Kells made his way on stage and joined the men. The group went into hits like “Ignition” and “Bump N’ Grind” … but it didn’t stop there.

As if the Pied Piper wasn’t enough to get fans riled up, they added Keith to the stage who cranked out his hit, “Nobody.”

Monica and Shannon Brown were just one of several stars to take in the star studded performance. The singer posted a photo on Instagram of her herself, her hubby, Chris, Keith with the caption:

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/r-kelly-keith-sweats-perform-during-bts-tour/feed/0DJ Khaled Hit With Lawsuit By NY Jewelerhttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/dj-khaled-hit-with-lawsuit-by-ny-jeweler/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/dj-khaled-hit-with-lawsuit-by-ny-jeweler/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 14:28:02 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49635HipHollywood can confirm that DJ Khaled was hit with a major lawsuit by New York jewelry establishment, Rafaello & Company.

According to TMZ, Rafaello & Company claims Khaled owes them a whopping $100,000 after ordering a laundry list of items and not paying up. According to the news outlet, the producer ordered 2 Rolex watches, a custom made diamond chain, a pair of diamond earrings, and a 4 carat diamond ring back in 2012.

The report states that the company gave Khaled Khaled, the rapper’s legal name, 15 days to check out the custom made bling. If he liked them, he would pay, if not, he would send them back. Per the report, he did neither.

But Rafaello & Company tells HipHollywood exclusively that everything reported by TMZ was “false” and “not the facts.” We are told that “lawyers are dealing with this matter as we speak.”

Rafaello & Company has worked with huge names like Jay Z, Rick Ross, Chris Brown, Jaelen Strong, Floyd Mayweather and Trey Songz. The company also designed Adrienne Bailon’s engagement ring.

On the Juicy J track, which features Wiz, the rapper throws major shade at his estranged wife whom he split with back in September 2014. “Man, I fell in love with a stripper, funny thing is I fell back out of love quicker,” he raps.

“They don’t pay attention to the love anyway, they only concerned with what the haters say/ Bottles be turning these girls into thots, Instagram turning these wives into hos/ I had the time but my mind was caught up, my n*ggas was lookin’ like what is he on/ My family was too scared to talk to a n*gga.”

And to make matters worse, the image used to promote the track is of Wiz and Juicy J taken at the rapper and Amber’s wedding.

Over the past several months, Wiz and Amber have used social media and in this case music, to diss each other publicly. Last month, the rapper slammed the model via Twitter, claiming that she uses their son Sebastian to hurt him.

“A woman who would do something to a kid to spite that kids father is a foul creature,” Khalifa wrote. “Sucks when people try to use that against you but the cool part is figuring out how much self control you have.”

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/wiz-khalifa-drops-amber-rose-diss-track/feed/0Why Azealia Banks Is Finally Leaving Twitterhttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/why-azealia-banks-is-finally-leaving-twitter/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/why-azealia-banks-is-finally-leaving-twitter/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 01:54:16 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49624In a move that we’re sure delights many in the universe, outspoken Twitter troublemaker Azealia Banks says she’s taking a break from the social media platform. The departure from Twitter doesn’t stem from a beef as we’re sure you probably expected, but for what we guess are kind-of-religious reason:

“Although I am not a baptized Christian, I love lent and Good Friday,” she tweeted. “I missed the beginning of Lent but better late than never. I’m going off tweets until April 2nd!! My management will tweet AB news. I will still be on Instagram. But I need to give my mind a break.”

It’s unfortunate that Banks’ is more known for her Twitter beefs than her music. Her outspoken nature has landed her in feuds with Erykah Badu, Lady Gaga, A$AP Rocky, Lily Allen, Rita Ora, T.I. and Iggy Azalea just to name a few.

Robert Flores fired shots at the Australian rapper during a recent episode of Sportscenter, recounting a story Nick shared earlier this year about a dolphin trying to kill him. “So while dolphins are trying to kill you [Nick], your girlfriend is trying to kill hip-hop. Let’s call it even, OK?” Flores remarked on the show.

Nick Young took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to respond in what we think is English, writing:

“@RoFloESPN I’m pretty sure we going to run into each other soon. You job is to talk about sports not what me and my chick got going on. So off the fact you that was cool to say, don’t sit right with me so we got a problem.” Since these Sports Channels want to like they BET, we shall see. Its cool to talk about me all day any day I find with that I can take a joke .. That what I do joke, but I didn’t see the point of that. Got a lotta people tryna drain me of my energy.”

We hope you got the just of what he’s saying. For those of you who didn’t see Flores ether the young Lakers star, hit the play button.

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/nick-young-threatens-sportscenters-anchor-over-iggy-azalea-diss/feed/0What Madonna Really Thinks Of Kanye Westhttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/what-madonna-really-thinks-of-kanye-west/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/what-madonna-really-thinks-of-kanye-west/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 01:22:35 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49615Kanye West may have produced records on Madonnna’s new album, Rebel Heart, but that isn’t stopping her Madgesty from speaking candidly about the controversial rapper. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the pop legend says she think Mr. West is a “brilliant madman” that takes things like award shows too seriously.

“Don’t go to awards shows looking for justice. That’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack,” she explained, referencing Kanye’s outburst at the Grammys where he suggested Beck should hand over his Album of the Year award to Beyonce. “Just go and have fun. I never got too engaged with who wins awards or not, because I don’t honestly think it’s that important. So that part of him I can’t relate to. Like, what’s the point of fighting for somebody to … like, ‘This person should have got it?’… I think sometimes he takes things too seriously.”

She went to talk in length about her take on megalomaniac, who she admits drove her crazy while working on music together. “He’s a brilliant madman. He can’t help himself. Like, he doesn’t have the same filters other people have. He has to blurt things out — he’s always saying inappropriate stuff. But he also has brilliant ideas, if you can get him to pay attention long enough, working with him in the studio. He would come and go. He would drive me bonkers, because he’s got so many things going on in his life. And this seemed to be the theme of my record, working with people who can’t get off their phone, can’t stop tweeting, can’t focus and finish a song. It drove me crazy. But when they did pay attention, it was brilliant. I was, like, running around with a butterfly net. But I feel like the music business needs him, because everyone’s become so politically correct, so safe. I don’t always agree with the things he says or does — I don’t always like his music, even. But he’s a beautiful mess. I love him.

Madonna’s Rebel Heart is available on March 10.

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/what-madonna-really-thinks-of-kanye-west/feed/0“Orange is the New Black” Season 3 Release Date Revealedhttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/orange-is-the-new-black-season-3-release-date-revealed/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/orange-is-the-new-black-season-3-release-date-revealed/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 01:04:55 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49607Season 3 of Orange is the New Black has a release date. HipHollywood has learned that the popular Netflix series will return to the streaming service on June 12, 2015.

The new season’s plot line has not been revealed, but Jason Biggs who plays Larry Bloom on the show told the New York Daily News he will not be featured. “Larry will not be in Season 3. But there’s always a possibility he can come back.”

Lorraine Toussaint, who played antagonist Vee during Season 2, has also made it clear she will not be returning after her character’s run-in with a moving vehicle in the season finale.

HipHollywood caught up with the cast of the show at this year’s SAG Awards where they let us in on a secret about their friend Uzo Aduba, also known as Crazy Eyes.

It seemed as though Keyshia Cole and her estranged husband Daniel “Booby” Gibson were on the mends. Just last week, they were spotted hugged up at the premiere of the singer’s new BET show Keyshia Cole: All In. Plus, Keyshia told HipHollywood that she was open to reconciling with her husband for the sake of their son.

Unfortunately, that hope was short lived as it looks like Booby is acting up again. Cole took to Instagram and posted a screenshot of some texts message, presumably from Daniel, that seem to show him trying to get at a video girl.

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/keyshia-cole-blasts-ex-booby-gibson/feed/0Drama! Erica Campbell Says New Season of ‘Mary Mary’ Was “Very Challenging”http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/drama-erica-campbell-says-new-season-of-mary-mary-was-very-challenging/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/drama-erica-campbell-says-new-season-of-mary-mary-was-very-challenging/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 16:46:11 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49588Mary Mary is back … the TV show not the group!

Last season, Erica Campbell began to embark on her solo career and now she’s a Grammy winning solo artist. Unfortunately, that transition was met with some resistance from her sister and Mary Mary group member, Erica Campbell. That friction is still very present in the upcoming season of the hit WEtv show.

HipHollywood caught up with Erica who dished deets on season four of Mary Mary. “You’ll see the journey here being a solo artist was not an easy one,” Campbell revealed. But, while Tina gave Erica a hard time about going solo, it looks like Tina is looking to embark on the same path.

Check out a sneak peek from the upcoming season below and catch the premiere when it airs on Thursday, March 5th at 10pm et/pt on WEtv.

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/drama-erica-campbell-says-new-season-of-mary-mary-was-very-challenging/feed/0Exclusive: Nicci Gilbert “Distraught” Over Charmayne Maxwell’s Deathhttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/nicci-gilbert-distraught-over-charmayne-maxwells-death/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/nicci-gilbert-distraught-over-charmayne-maxwells-death/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 16:01:07 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49585Singer Nicci Gilbert is mourning the death of her former Brownstone group mate, Charmayne Maxwell who died on Friday evening after a tragic fall.

Maxwell was found unconscious and bleeding profusely inside her Los Angeles home by her husband, music producer Carsten Soulshock. The singer, who was one of three members of the 90’s r&b group Brownstone, died after she fell and cut her neck on a wine glass.

“R.I.P my beautiful sister Charmayne “Maxee” Maxwell. I can’t even believe I’m typing this right now,” Maxwell’s brother, Brandon tweeted on Saturday. “Bad things happened to the most innocent people. My sister died in the most terrible way and I’m in so much pain right now. I can’t stop shaking.”

The 46-year-old had just returned home from her son’s soccer game and was home alone with him when the incident occurred.

The singer’s brother, Brandon confirmed the news via Twitter on Saturday and expressed his sadness following his sister’s passing.

“R.I.P my beautiful sister Charmayne “Maxee” Maxwell. I can’t even believe I’m typing this right now,” he wrote. “Bad things happened to the most innocent people. My sister died in the most terrible way and I’m in so much pain right now. I can’t stop shaking.”

TMZ first broke the story, Maxwell was found unconscious and bleeding profusely inside her LA home by her husband, music producer Carsten Soulshock. According to a family member, it appeared as though she fell and cut her neck on glass.

Maxwell was rushed to Cedars Sinai but died in route after losing a large amount of blood. LAPD later went to the home of the singer and confirmed that it was a wine glass that cut Charmayne’s neck.

The 46-year-old had just come home from her son’s soccer game and was home alone with him. Police do not suspect foul play.

Brownstone, which consisted of Monica “Mimi” Doby, Charmayne “Maxee” Maxwell and Nichole “Nicci” Gilbert was a hot 90’s r&b group whose hit tracks include “If You Love Me” and “Grapevyne.”

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/brownstone-singer-dies-after-serious-cut-to-her-neck/feed/0Kanye West Announces Album Title: “So Help Me God”http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/kanye-west-announces-album-title-so-help-me-god/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/kanye-west-announces-album-title-so-help-me-god/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 01:49:21 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49555Kanye West is ready to drop another album. The Chi-Town rapper took to Twitter Saturday night to announce that the title would be So Help Me God with the artwork below.

According to Yeezy insiders the diamond shaped emblem is a 13th century symbol for the Virgin Mary. Ye’ who performed the fiery track “All Day” at the 2015 Brit Awards in London has said the album will be a departure from 2013’s Yeezus.

“My last album was a protest of music,” West told Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club. “I was like, ‘I’m gonna take my ball and go home’… I didn’t even have no music. I just let y’all have a little music on ‘Bound,’ but that was it. But this album is just embracing the music, embracing joy and just being a service to the people.”

Ye’ also said the album is 80 percent done. But if you’re waiting on a release date. Hold your breath. West says release dates are “100 percent played out” and plans to do a surprise drop like Beyonce and Drake.

]]>http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/kanye-west-announces-album-title-so-help-me-god/feed/0Ludacris & Eudoxie are Having a Babyhttp://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/ludacris-eudoxie-are-having-a-baby/
http://hiphollywood.com/2015/03/ludacris-eudoxie-are-having-a-baby/#commentsSun, 01 Mar 2015 21:35:27 +0000http://hiphollywood.com/?p=49548Rap star Ludacris and his wife Eudoxie are expecting their first child … or at least that’s what they are insinuating on Instagram. Eudoxie posted a photo on Sunday morning of herself in a two piece bikini baring a small bump, and her hubby Ludacris giving it a little smooch. She captioned the photo: “Beautiful day on the beach.”

Since the couple announced their engagement and the news they got hitched all on the same day in December, rumors have been swirling that they were expecting a child. Neither have confirmed reports, but we are assuming this picture is their coy way of breaking the news. How sweet.

As HipHollywood previously reported, Lupita’s Calvin Klein gown worn to the 87th Academy Awards was taken from her hotel room at The London in West Hollywood earlier this week.

But on Friday, law enforcement received a call from a member of the media claiming that they got a tip from an anonymous caller claiming that the dress can be found in a bathroom on the second floor of the hotel. And sure enough, there it was.

But in an interesting twist, not only did the the thief return the dress, he also claimed that the pearls from the gown were fake. The thief called TMZ around 3 p.m. on Friday and claimed that the he took two of the pearls from the dress to the Garment District in L.A. and found out they were not real.

But according to Calvin Klein’s camp, they never said the pearls were real. However, Francisco Costa, the Women’s Creative Director of Calvin Klein Collection, who designed the dress is just happy to know the dress has been located.

“This was an amazing collaboration between the brand and Lupita and the dress looked truly exquisite on her,” Costa said in a statement to Women’s Wear Daily. “Once it’s returned to us, we will be able to have the dress restored and archived, as it now represents an important moment for the brand.”

“Collaborating with Francisco for my Oscar dress this year was such a special and unforgettable experience,” Nyong’o explained. “I’m happy that it has been potentially recovered. It is a timeless and priceless piece of art.”

The couple took to social media on Friday and shared the first photos of their two-month-old baby boy, Genesis. In the portrait, Keys, Swizz, their son Egypt and the rapper’s son Kaseem Jr.surrounds their new family member with love. The boys are dapper in tuxedos while Alicia glows in a gorgeous floral print ensemble.

“Blessings and love!! #GenesisAliDean,” Keys captioned the image.

Swizz also shared a photo of himself and just the boys with the caption:

“Blessings #GenesisAliDean #Deanboyz.”

Genesis Ali Dean was born on December 27, weighing in at six pounds, five ounces.